Stu Marshall

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Name = Stu Marshall


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Stuart Marshall
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Born = birth date and age|1976|1|29
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Origin = Sydney, Australia
Instrument = Guitar, Voice
Genre = heavy metal
Hard rock
Thrash metal
Occupation = Musician
Songwriter
Years_active = 1987 - present
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Associated_acts =Dungeon, Pain Division
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/stumarshall myspace.com/stumarshall]
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Notable_instruments = ESP guitars

Stu Marshall is a guitarist from Sydney, Australia. He is currently a member of Sydney heavy metal band Pain Division, a group he originally formed under the name 20 Grams in late 2005.

Marshall is best known as a member of the Sydney metal band Dungeon with whom he recorded three albums and toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe and Japan between 2001 and 2005. After many years playing in cover and tribute bands, Marshall joined Dungeon as the replacement for Dale Corney in late 2001 and made his debut with the band at the annual Metal for the Brain festival. While most of the group's album "A Rise to Power" had been recorded by the time he joined, several tracks feature Marshall's solos. He also played on the studio albums "One Step Beyond" and " Resurrection" and on the live DVD "Under the Rising Sun" that was made during the band's 2003 tour of Japan. Marshall also contributed backing vocals on the Lord album "A Personal Journey" and he sang lead vocals on the Thin Lizzy cover "Waiting for an Alibi" that was a bonus track on the Australian version of "Resurrection".

In late 2005 Marshall founded Paindivision, originally with Dungeon's Tim Yatras on drums but before this band's first live performance the name was changed to 20 Grams. Shortlyafterwards, Dungeon disbanded. Marshall finalised the 20 Grams line-up by mid-2006 withShane Reid (bass), Ray Martens (keyboards), Joe Rahme (drums) and vocalist Jordan Howe, a former member of Sydney hard rock bands The Harlots and Jasper Stone. The group supported Black Label Society in Sydney a short time later. Following this, 20 Grams reverted to the name Pain Division and a four-track EP was recorded and released late in the year. At the beginning of 2007, Pain Division announced a deal with Wollongong label Riot! A self-titled album was released in October 2007. Reid was replaced by bass player and current member Dan Quinlan who toured with the band in Japan on the November tour. In November of 2007 he released a solo album called "Altered States".

With Gun Arvidssen, he is the founder of the [http://www.guitarhead.net Guitarhead.net] webzine and is a contributing writer to "Guitarist Australia" magazine.

He is the only other Australian artist featured as clinician for ESP guitars Australia, alongside Bret Garsed. His current endorsements include ESP Guitars, DSL straps, Digitech effects and Randall Amplification.

Discography

solo

*"Altered States" (2007)

with Pain Division:

* "Pain Division" (2007)
* "4 Play" (2006)

With Dungeon

* "Resurrection" (2005)
* "One Step Beyond" (2004)
* "Under the Rising Sun" (live DVD/CD) (2004)
* "Rising Power" (2003)
* "A Rise to Power" (2002)

With Lord

* "A Personal Journey" (2003)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/stumarshall Personal MySpace page]
* [http://www.paindivision.com Pain Division Website]
* [http://www.guitarhead.net Guitarhead.net]